Window attachment



Feb. 14, 192s. i 1,6%,936

c. M. l-uBLElN WINDOW A TACHMENT fifa/w75.'

Feb. 14, 1928.

Filed Nov. 26. 1926 2 Sheets-61mm 2 fifa/Weyl LPatented Feb. 14, 1928.

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CHARLES M. HEUBLErm-or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS@ WINDOW ATTACHMENT,

Application led November 26, 1926. Serial No. 150,685.

My invent-ion relatesy to certain novel Vimprovements in'windowattachments andhas for lone object the provision of a window attachmentadapted to lift a window curtain when the window sash is lifted. Anotherobject is the provisionof means for permitting the lifting of thecurtain fromtheat-A tachment in order to permit access to the sash, forexample, for window washing. l0 Other objects will appear from time totime in the course of the specifications and claims.

Iillustrate my invention more or less'diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawings, whereiny Figure l is an elevational view of awindow showing the invention associated therewith;

i Figure 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Figure l;Y p v Figure 3 is afront elevation of the attachment 'shown in Figure l; Y

Figure l is an elevational view showing the curtain withdrawn from theattachment; andv Figure 5 is a detail.

throughout the specications and drawings. Referring to the drawings, Cindicates any suitable window frame having the'lower` and verticallyremovable sash C1.` C2 is any suitable supporting means forjthe upperend of` 40 notches D5 and secured in position forexample by thehooks'D6; Mountedon the window frame, ahovethe normal position of they sashC1, are the vertical tracksE which terminate-at their lower 'ends in'inclined or curved cam vor stop portions E1, so formed as to engage thelever arms D3 to cause rotation of the lever, in response to theinitialy lifting of thev sash, from the position"v in which `it is shownin full line to the' position 5 in which itis shown in' dotted line invFigure 2. v

The rods D* may engage or be secured to a curtain in any suitablemanner. Preferably it is in some way secured to the curtainso'thatlifting of the rod necessarily lifts'the Like parts are indicatedby like symbols curtain'. I illustrate it herein as'threaded through thedouble portion i C5 of ,the curtain. IVhencver it vis necessary towithdrawV the curtain from 4the window, for example whenMk awindow-washer wishesjaccess to it the curtain may belifted from araising mechanism. I illustrate vas an example'the use of theremovablerod D4 normally seatedy in the slotsv D5, by which it may belifted from said slots when the hooks D6 are raise'd. In order tosupport' the curtain laterally spaced away from the'window I provide asa convenient supporting means a rod or rods X `which may be formed withnotches X* at one end,

to 'engage and support the rods D4, and siots" 70 'X2 toengage thel pinsor bolts X3 shownin Figure 4; These supporting members may be rcarriedby thewindow-washer making his rounds.

It will be realized that whereas I have shown a practicaland operativedevice, that nevertheless many changes may be' made in the size, shape,number and disposition of parts without departing from the spirit'of myinvention. I therefore wish my description anddrawings to'be taken asina broad sense illustrative or diagrammatic rather than as limiting me tomy specific showing;

The use and operationy of my invention arey as follows(l l y A frequentcause of annoyance, with the use of long curtains'comes fromthefact'thatj when the, sash 'of the window isfraised the' curtain islikely to blowout y through the window, or' at least hangs ydown acrossthe open window where it may berained upon or, in dry weather,xbecomesdusty and dirty from'flyingdust, gritand soot. f

- The present application, which is directed to an improvement `upon thestructure of b5 my co-pending application 85,585,1iled'cn 'February 2,1926, shows means for automatically lifting the lower partk of thecurtain with the sashv andl therefore vfor preventing the y'curtain*fromt being "blown out of the 100 window orrfrombeing rained uponthrough' the window or even from beingsubjected to the inflowi'ng aircurrents. In the preferred form of my'device the result of the initialupward Vmovement of; the sash `is a lifting 105 of the bottom of thecurtain Iat a more rapid rate than the ratey of movementofthe sashi Thishas for purpose to lift the bottom of the curtain so high as tobe'abovethe sash f bottom and thereforeAv out ofthe line yof the i forcarrying out my purpose in which a kminimum number of parts are used. lnthe device herein shown the curtain may be supported at its upper end many satisfactory manner. The curtain lifting mechanism may be positionedat any point along the length of the curtain but it is hereinillustratively shown as positioned adjacent thetop of the lower sash. lillustrate a 'pair of levers D1 pivoted upon opposite sides of the lowersash Cl- El are stops or cams se" cured to the windowframe above thesash and preferably so formed and positioned as to engage the short armB3 of each lever DE Each stop or cam El is continued by a track E.llllhen the sash is in the position shown in lligure lv or 2, the longarm of each lever depends, as shown in full. line in lfigure 2, thedownward rotation being shown as limited by the engagement of the memberD3 with the cam El. Any lifting movement of the sash will cause theinitial rotation of each lever into the position shown in dotted line inFigure 2. This rotation folds up the curtain, as shown in Figure 2.Preferably the rod Dt is threaded through the curtain or is secured toit in such a fashion that the curtan cannot slide in relation to the rodbut is positively lifted when the rod itself yis lifted by the rotationof the levers. l.Vhen the levers have been lifted to the position shownin dotted line in Figure 2 the member D3 slides along the track E. Thusafter the initial rotation of the levers, which lifts the lower edge ofthe curtain more rapidly than the rise of the sash, further movement ofthe curtain will be at the same rate of movement as that of the sash.

ln order .to permit cleaning of the window l provide removable securingmeans for example the hooks D", which permit the rod D* to be removedfrom the holding notches D5 in the ends of the levers D1. 0bviously I donotwish to be limited to the removal of the rod with the curtain, but lillustrate it as the preferred form of my device.

l claim:

.1. In combination with a window having a vertically movable sash and acurtain, a curtain raising element including a portion normally inengagement with said curtain, and means for raisingand loweringsaidcurtain raising element in response to the raising and lowering of saidsash, said curtain raising element including a transverse bar normallyheld against movement in relation to said curtain.

2. ln combination with awindow having a vertically movable sash and acurtain, a

curtain raising element including a portion normally in engagement withsaid curtain.l and means for raising and lowering said curtain raisingelement in'response to the raising and lowering of said sash, saidcurtain raising element including a transverse bar threaded through saidcurtain.

3. ln combination with a Window having a vertically movable sash and acurtain, a curtain raising member in engagement with the curtainintermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including atransverse rod, pivoted supporting levers at the ends thereoiand meansfor actuating said supporting levers in response to the upward movementof the sash, said rod being removabiy supported upon said levers.

In combination with a window having a vertically movable sash and acurtain, a curtain raising member in engagement with the curtainintermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including atrans,- verse rod, pivoted supporting levers at the ends thereof, andmeans for actuating said supporting levers in response to the upwardmovement of the sash, said rod being removably supported upon saidlevers, the rod being adapted to receive and be supported byfsupplemental spacing members when the rod is removed from the levers.

5. ln combination with a window having a vertically movable sash. and acurtain, a curtain raising member in engagement with the curtainintermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including atransverse rod, pivoted supporting levers at the ends thereof and meansfor actuating said supporting levers in response to the upward movementof the sash, the rod being removably supported upon said levers, andsupplemental spacing members adapted to be insorted between the rod andits normal sup-` porting means.

6. in combination with a window having a vertically movable sash and acurtain, a curtain raising element in engagement with said curtain andmeans for rasing and lowering said curtain raising element in responseto the raising and lowering of said sash, said curtain raising elementincluding arms projecting inwardly from the sash, and a transversecurtain engaging member removably supported on said arms.

7. ln combination with a window having a. vertically movable sash and acurtain, a curtain raising member in engagement with the curtainintermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including asupporting lever pivoted on the sash, and means for rotating saidsupporting lever in response to the initial upward movement of the sash,including a stop member mounted on the window frame and adapted toengage said lever when the sash is raised.

8. In combination with a window having a vertically movable sashk and lacurtain,` a curtain raising member in engagement with' ing the curtainraising member to upward movement in response to the continued up"- ivard movement of the sash, including astop member, mounted on the Windowramefand adapted to engage the lever when the sash is lifted, and aguide member upon the Window f ame, lying generally parallel'with theaxis of movementoiE the sash, and adapted to prevent retrograde rotationof the lever.

9. In combination With a Window having a vertically movable' sash andacurtain, a curtain raising memberin engagement with the curtainintermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member .including asupTl porting lever -pivotedupon'tlie'sash, rand means for rotatingsaid's'upporting lever in response to movement of the sash.

l0. In combination with. a Window having a vertically movable sash and acurtain, a curtain raising memberin engagement with thecurtainintermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including .asupporting lever pvoted upon the sash, and

means for rotating said supporting lever in response to movement 10fthesash, including a stop mounted adjacent said sash and adapt-` i edtoengagefsaidlever when said sash is lifted, y

V11.111 combination With a Window hav ing a vertically movable sash anda curtain,`a curtain raisinginember in engagement with thecurtainintermediate top and bottom of thefcurtain, said member including asupporting lever pivotedupon the sash, and Vnieansifor rotatingsaidsupporting lever in response to movement' of ythe sash, through a fpredetermined arc, and :tor thereafter constraining ysaid* lever tonon-rotary upward movement with the sash. c,

. 12,111 combination vWitha Window having a Avertically movable sash.and a curtain, a curtain raising memberin engagement with Vthe curtain`intermediate top andbottom of o,

the curtain, said member including a supportingy lever pivoted upon thesash, and

meansV for rotating said supporting leverin response to movement ofthesash, through ai. predeterminedarc, and for thereafter constraining saidlever to non-rotary upward movement with the sash, including `an in-lclined stop mounted adjacent said sash and a generally verticalguidememberextending upwardly tliereirom.

Signed at Chicago county of Cookand State of Illinois, this 20th day ofNovember,

CHARLES MHEUBLEIN. y c

